From left: West Aurora sophomore Dylan Oncken and East Aurora senior Ricky Barajas listen as West Aurora senior Richie Renner shares his thoughts on shadowing students at East as part of the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange on Tuesday. East students started their days shadowing students at West before trading places and hosting their counterparts at East for the afternoon. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora High School student Nataly Rios listens as she and other classmates are welcomed to East Aurora High School on Tuesday afternoon as part of the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange. Students from West hosted East students in the morning before crossing the river and shadowing their counterparts at East for the afternoon. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora High School senior Eddie Sak marvels at what he saw in the vending machines at East Aurora High School to students in the cafeteria. East High students talked about being impressed with the Blackhawk Cafe during their visit to West Aurora High School in the morning. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora senior Eddie Sak (left) and East Aurora senior Nathan Acevedo chat as they stop by the band room at East Aurora High School during a tour of the school on Tuesday. Students from East started their day shadowing students at West before heading back and hosting their counterparts at East during the afternoon as part of the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

East Aurora sophomore Lupe Ramirez (right) introduces West Aurora sophomore Dylan Oncken to her friends as they eat lunch in the cafeteria at East Aurora High School on Tuesday. Ramirez and Oncken took part in shadowing each other's schools as part of the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora senior Richie Renner sits next to his host, East Aurora senior Ricky Barajas, as they listen to a guest speaker on Tuesday at East Aurora High School. Renner and Barajas took part in the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange, where they split the day shadowing each other at their respective schools. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora senior Megan Tunney takes in her surroundings as East Aurora senior Angie Sosa opens her locker so they can drop their coats before touring East Aurora High School on Tuesday. Tunney and Sosa took part in the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange, where they took turns shadowing each other at their respective schools. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media

West Aurora High School students walk past a banner welcoming them to Tomcat Country on Tuesday as they shadow students at East Aurora High School as part of the Aurora 360 East-West Youth Exchange. West students played host to East students in the morning. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media